LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Thirteen members of the St. Louis Cardinals franchise have tested positive for COVID-19, Major League Baseball said Monday, forcing postponement of the team’s four-game series with the Detroit Tigers. A statement from MLB said seven players and six staff members from...
General view of the MLB 2020 Opening Week sign painted on the field prior to the game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Toronto Blue Jays on Opening Day at Tropicana Field on July 24, 2020 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Douglas P. DeFelice / Getty Images / AFP) Major League Baseball commissioner Rob...
The Milwaukee Brewers (Justin K. Aller / Getty Images / AFP) The Milwaukee Brewers called off Friday's scheduled Major League Baseball home game against St. Louis after the visiting Cardinals had two players test positive for COVID-19. The Cardinals were isolating in their hotel ahead of additional...
General view of the MLB 2020 Opening Week sign painted on the field prior to the game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Toronto Blue Jays on Opening Day at Tropicana Field on July 24, 2020 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Douglas P. DeFelice / Getty Images / AFP) Major League Baseball and its players...
General view of the field during a game between the Miami Marlins and the Philadelphia Phillies is seen at Citizens Bank Park on July 25, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Hunter Martin / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP) The Philadelphia Phillies have called off all activities at...
Joe Kelly #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers had words with Carlos Correa #1 of the Houston Astros as he walks off the mound after a series of high inside pitches in the sixth inning at Minute Maid Park on July 28, 2020 in Houston, Texas. Both benches were emptied. (Bob Levey / Getty Images / AFP) Los...
An aerial drone view of Marlins Park on July 27, 2020 in Miami, Florida. (Cliff Hawkins / Getty Images / AFP) Major League Baseball shut down the Miami Marlins for the remainder of the week on Tuesday after four more members of the virus-stricken franchise tested positive for COVID-19. A statement...
US President Donald Trump plays ball with Mariano Rivera (off frame), the MLB Hall of Fame Closer from the Yankees, during a Major League Baseball Opening Day event at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 23, 2020. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) US President Donald Trump threw a curveball Sunday...
Justin Verlander #35 of the Houston Astros (Bob Levey / Getty Images / AFP) Reigning American League Cy Young award winner Justin Verlander was sidelined Sunday with a right arm injury, dealing a crucial blow to the Houston Astros' pitching rotation. Manager Dusty Baker said right-hander Verlander...
Stephen Strasburg #37 of the Washington Nationals (Photo by Michael Reaves / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP) Washington Nationals star pitcher Stephen Strasburg, last year's World Series Most Valuable Player, was dropped from his scheduled Major League Baseball start Saturday with a nerve issue...
The Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago Cubs stand during the national anthem holding a black fabric in honor of Black Lives Matter at Wrigley Field on July 24, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. (Justin Casterline / Getty Images / AFP) Justin Smoak and Christian Yelich smacked home runs and players from...
Yoenis Cespedes #52 of the New York Mets stands in the on deck circle in front of cardboard fans during their Pre Season game at Citi Field on July 18, 2020 in New York City. (Al Bello / Getty Images / AFP) Yoenis Cespedes took advantage of a new designated hitter rule to blast his first home run...
